NCT00466297

Brief Summary

Collaborative practice may improve patient outcomes in specific disease conditions and health care settings. The SCRIPT Programme is an intervention to implement informal, but structured, communication etiquette between members of interprofessional ward-based clinical teaching units (CTUs) in General Internal Medicine (GIM) hospital divisions.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
1,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2007

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2007

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 25, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 27, 2007

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

February 9, 2009

Status Verified

April 1, 2007

First QC Date

April 25, 2007

Last Update Submit

February 6, 2009

Conditions

Keywords

InterprofessionalCollaborationTeamworkGeneral internal medicineCluster randomized

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • unplanned hospital readmission 7 days post-discharge and 30 days post-discharge

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • length of stay in hospital for GIM patients' index admission

  • measurement survey of staff members' perceptions of interprofessional collaboration

  • patient satisfaction measured by a large standardized, cross-site survey regime

  • calls placed to staff members' paging devices

  • use of evidence-based, optimal prescription drug therapy

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients admitted to divisions of General Internal Medicine
  • Health care providers working in divisions of General Internal Medicine

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

Location

Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Reeves S, Russell A, Zwarenstein M, Kenaszchuk C, Conn LG, Doran D, Sinclair L, Lingard L, Oandasan I, Thorpe K, Austin Z, Beales J, Hindmarsh W, Whiteside C, Hodges B, Nasmith L, Silver I, Miller KL, Vogwill V, Strauss S. Structuring communication relationships for interprofessional teamwork (SCRIPT): a Canadian initiative aimed at improving patient-centred care. J Interprof Care. 2007 Feb;21(1):111-4. doi: 10.1080/13561820600991595. No abstract available.

    PMID: 17365378BACKGROUND
  • Zwarenstein M, Reeves S, Russell A, Kenaszchuk C, Conn LG, Miller KL, Lingard L, Thorpe KE. Structuring Communication Relationships for Interprofessional Teamwork (SCRIPT): a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2007 Sep 18;8:23. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-8-23.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Merrick Zwarenstein, MB BCh, MS

    Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2007

First Posted

April 27, 2007

Study Start

April 1, 2007

Study Completion

December 1, 2008

Last Updated

February 9, 2009

Record last verified: 2007-04

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